already taken

ADJECTIVE

busy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

active unavailable working

STRONG

buried employed engaged engrossed hustling occupied overloaded persevering slaving snowed swamped

WEAK

assiduous at it diligent having a full plate having enough on one's plate having fish to fry having many irons in the fire in a meeting in conference in someone else's possession in the field in the laboratory industrious on assignment on duty on the go tied-up up to one's ears with a customer

Antonyms

STRONGEST

idle

STRONG

inactive unoccupied

WEAK

lazy quiet unbusy unemployed unengaged

Example Sentences

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While the platforms said they had already taken steps to prevent such conduct, they called it a step toward increasing trust in the marketplaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

The words you use are extremely dramatic — “living hell,” “scapegoat” and “endless power struggle” — and reveal how much of a toll this drama has already taken on your lives.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

A spokesperson said the amendment "builds on the steps we've already taken to strengthen enforcement".

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026

“We think much of the adjustment for geopolitical risk, private credit concerns, and AI disruption has already taken place.”

From Barron's • Apr. 15, 2026

The police have already taken your personal belongings and put them in a bag with your name on it.

From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater

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